Karan sat besides Monami holding her hand. All he wanted right now was to feel peace , he just wanted her to be alright in his arms. He kissed her fingers and kept her hand close to his heart.
K(in mind) - yeh kya haal bna rakha hai , Rani Sahiba !? Ab bas bhi kijiye na , bahut ho gya aapka. Ab toh uth jao Monami , mujhe bilkul acha nhi lag rha. Apne Khadoos Shergill ke liye itna bhi nhi karengi aap.
It's been two hours he is sitting like this. He wanted to scream out his emotions. But all he did was giving soft kisses at her knuckles. He then kept his head on her hand and closed his eyes.
After a while ,
Monami opened her eyes. She felt drowsy and weak. Something was pulling her back to sleep. All she could remember is , falling from the balcony.
Her movements broke Karan's sleep. He woke up to find her staring at him. He breathed a sigh of relief. He then cupped her face ,
K - Rani Sahiba ! Aap bahut buri hai , aise bhi koi karta hai kya ? Itni bdi saza dene jaa rhi thi aap mujhe. Thank God aap thik hai meri toh jaan hi nikal gyi thi , tumhe pta hai kitna mushkil ho gya tha mere liye. Tumhare bina, mujhe mujhe saas bhi nhi aa rhi thi .
He was blabbering all this , when he was cut by a voice , which his heart was yearning to hear.
M - Karan !
K (surprised) - Monami ! Monami , phirse bolo na .
M - Karan !
She looked at him , and tears started flowing through her eyes.
K - again
He said while touching his lips.
M - Khadoos Shergill , i love you !
That was it for him , he hugged her tightly , and cried with loud sobs.
All she could do was caress his head and comfort him.
M - bas na , Karan , aur kitna guilty feel karvaoge mujhe.
Karan smiled and broke the hug , he then wiped his tears and kissed her forehead.
K - Monami , Monami , main bta nhi sakta mujhe kitni khushi ho rhi hai abhi. I'm the happiest man today. Tum tum bilkul thik ho gyi , i am so happy.
M - tumne meri baat ka jawab nhi diya.
K - i love you more , Monami !
He whispered against her lips.
She smiled and kissed his hand. She then went into a deep slumber.
Karan caressed her head and kissed her forehead.
He then ran out of the ward , and hugged Faizi.
K - voh thik ho gyi Faizi . Meri Monami bilkul thik ho gyi.
He screamed at last gaining attention from some doctors and nurses there. He then sat on the bench , while Nisha went to check Monami.
Karan couldn't stop remembering the time when Monami was going through all this.
Flashback -
Karan typed his name to unlock her phone. It showed password incorrect.
K - Monami ! Tumne password change kar diya kya ?
Monami nodded and then pointed towards leo.
K (with a grumpy face) - tumne password Leo rakh diya ?
Monami nodded happily , while Karan stared at leo who was busy playing with his toy.
He then unlocked her phone , and was looking for some document , when Nisha's message pop in. Being curious to know about the message , he opened her chats.
Hi Nisha
Hey Monami
How come you are
texting me at this time ?
Done romancing with
your husband ?
I am scared
Hey , what happened Monu ?
All okay
Nisha , what if i can
never be normal.
Will I ever be
able to talk ?
How many times
I'll have to tell you ?
You'll be fine.
Very soon.
No Nisha.
I feel like a disabled.
It's not fine.
I want to talk.
I want to shout.
I want to cry.
But nothing is
It's not okay.
Monami trust yourself.
I promise you.
You'll be all fine.
That too very soon.
Reading the chat , Karan realised how much Monami had in her. She was always happy in front of her. Never ever she cried because she couldn't talk. Now he realised what she was going through. He felt pure guilt for not seeing the sorrow behind her happy loving eyes.
Flashback ends.
' Karan , Karan ! '
His trance broke .
K - sorry , i was just zoned out.
N - it's okay , Karan !
K - Nisha , Monami thik toh hai na ?
N - Mr Shergill , your wife is completely fine.
K - thank you ! Thank you so much , Nisha !
He said and hugged her in excitement.
N - but , she has to stay under medications for sometime. I am so glad she got her voice back. Congratulations !
After few hours ,
K - Monami , chalo apna muh kholo. Jaldi se yeh khana finish karo.
M - nhi Karan , ab aur bhuk nhi hai.
K - Monami !
He said in a strict tone.
He then offered her a spoon of rice.
Sanjana barged in the ward , surprising both Karan and Monami.
M(worried) - Sanju , kya hua ?
Sanju (looking at Karan ) - umm
K - arre , kuch nhi voh tumse milne ke liye excited thi , isliye na aise andar aa gyi.
Haina Sanju ?
Sanju - ji sir ji , Monami tum thik ho ab ?
Tabiyat kaiso hai tumhari ?
M - main bilkul thik ho Sanju.
Sanju - yeh toh bahut achi baat ho.
They both smiled.
Sanju - voh Karan sirji , aapse kuch baat karno thi
Karan nodded , while Sanju left the ward.
K - Rani Sahiba ,ab aap chup chap so jaayi , huh ?
Monami nodded , while Karan wrapped her in the blanket. He then kissed her forehead. He was about to go when Monami held his hand.
M - Karan , tum kahan jaa rhe ho ?
K - kahin nhi jaa rha Monami , yahi ho tumhare paas. Ab next time jab tum apni aakhein khologi main tumhare saamne honga. Hmm !?
Monami nodded and closed her eyes.
She then opened her eyes and found no one there.
M - Karan !
She called his name twice , but he didn't come.
She sighed and pouted. She was about to close her eyes again when ,
K - Monami !
He came from the back side of the bed , and smiled. She too smiled looking at him.
K - ab so jao !
Monami nodded and closed her eyes.
Outside the ward :
F - Karan , sanju ko information mili hai ki jinn logo ne hum par hamla kiya tha , voh drugs aur illegal kaamo me involved hai.
Uss ghar me hamla isliye kiya kyunki vahan par unhone drugs chupa rakhi thi.
Sanju - sir ji , hume aiso nhi lgta hai , jo gunde aaye the voh sirf Monami aur aap par hamla kar rho the.
F - matlab vo sirf Monami aur Karan ko target kar rhe the ?
Sanju - ji sir ji.
K - iss case me hume aur zyada careful rehna pdega , hum par phirse hamla ho sakta hai.
F - janaab , hum aapki aur Monami ki security bda dete hai.
Karan nodded.
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